Minimum age for purchases.
Columbus City Codes § 2325.63
in effect2325.63 - Minimum age for purchases.
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person under the age of twenty-one years shall purchase beer or intoxicating liquor.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor under the age of twenty-one purchasing beer or intoxicating liquor, shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars. The court imposing a fine for a violation of this section may order that the fine be paid by the performance of public work at a reasonable hourly rate established by the court. The court shall designate the time within which the public work shall be completed.
(ORC 4301.63) (ORC 4301.99(F); Ord. 2535-94.)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT23GEOFCO_CH2325LICO_2325.63MIAGPUFetched: 10/27/2026